Nov 6, 2024 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener A national study revealed recently that after most of us reach the age of 12, we cut back on the amount of readying we do. Too many of us try to absorb knowledge from TV and social media. I would argue that we don’t absorb but rather are numbed by the...
Oct 30, 2024 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener All Hallow’s Eve is tomorrow, but how did it get to be what it is today? Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the...
Sep 18, 2024 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Community involvement, community participation and …as always… community money is needed to keep the Crothersville History Center and Museum at Hamacher Hall maintained for future generations to enjoy. In the late 1990’s a local group—the Greater...
Sep 11, 2024 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener The blackberry crop was a bust in the wilderness this summer. And because of the lengthy hot, dry weather, I am not hopeful that my usual hickory nut honey hole will be productive next month. But, trying to be an optimistic forest dweller on Labor Day...
Aug 28, 2024 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Parents: Might be a good idea to send this column to your college attending children. It could prevent an emergency room visit. Last year’s high school seniors are this year’s freshman college class unless the spring graduates found gainful employment....
Aug 14, 2024 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener “First you forget names, then you forget faces, then you forget to pull your zipper up, then you forget to pull your zipper down.” ~Leo Rosenberg “Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.” ~Kitty O’Neill Collins “Old people...
